The Iola register., 1887-02-25
A LKAaUHR's LETTER.

Mr.. Elitor:-My attention being
called to an article in the last issue of
the REGISTER, signed by Chas. Engle-
hardt, 1 thought it nothing but justice
that some of the assertions made by
him should be answered.
He says that our Leaguers have said
that 1--WE would submit to a decision
of the Supreme Court, even if that court
did decide against u.s." So we would
If the land owners had treated US like
men. But there are many of our men
that have made improvements worth
from one to three thousand dollars.
The land owners say that they will pay
nothing for them, nor will they allow
them to be moved. If they had been
willing 10 have done the fair thing the
land troubles would have been settled.
as far as the odd sections are concern
ed, and they would have had possess
sion of their land. As it is, we will
take them to the Supreme Court again
on questions of title that may not be
raised in the other suit there, on the
ignorance of somebody or something
worse. He says that the court decided
against them (meaning the settlers).
He and Chief Justice Wait do not
agree exactly. Wait says that the
court held that the railroad title may
be good as against the government but
not as against the settlers. He says
"they are trying their best to raise
money to continue the trouble" That
is so. And we are not only try ing, but
we are raising it :; and l will say fol
his benefit that he can prepare for an.
other ten year fight. He goes on with
q lot of stuff about the Leaguers threat.
ening him, shooting, burning and 50
on, that is not worth noticing. We
have heard nothing of the kind, and
do not believe he has, from any relia-
ble source. He says that "when he cast
his lot among you citizens of Allen
county he was entirely unaware of the
existence of the League" That is false,
or We have been wrongly informed by
one OF his Dutch friends. Did not he
know there was League when he
bought the Starkey land. That, by
the way, was one of the dirtiest. con.
temptible, low down acts that man
was ever guilty of, and he should be
scorned by every man that has drop
OF honest blood in his veins-trying to-
rob poor old man that had spent the
best part of his life to make him a
home, but, thank God! he has failed
so far. He further says, ~ supposed
that 1 and my family would live in
peaceable county; 1 supposed that I
would live man among men, that I
might enjoy the fruits of honest toll
and labor" Well, well that may
sound well where he is not known. but
it will not go down with his neighbors.
We are as sorry as anyone over the
land troubles. We are in the condi-
ton of an army that has been defeated
in one battle but are not whipped bad
enough to surrender uncOnditionallv.
We will re0rganize and recruit our
forces as long as there is any law that |
we can hang on to, or we will have
Justice. We will die in the last ditch. |
A few words in regard to the burn
ing he refers to and we are done. Al
fire is q very good agent for removing
old, rotten buildings out of the way of |
building new ones, especially when
here is large insurance on the same. |
WM. KENNEDY.
P.S. Since writing the above we
nave been informed by Mr.. BrittoD,
he present sheriff, that as far as he Is
concerned he never was treated
more gentlemanly than he has been by
III the Leaguers ON whom he has
erved papers. W.K.